Can-body-making machine.



F. RUDOLPHI & O. OSTLIN.

CAN BODY MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, I911.

Patented M:

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Patented Mziy 22,1917.

5 SHEETS -SHEET 3- l'nurflzrs F. RUDULPHI & O/USTLIN.

CAN BODY MAKING MACHINE.

APILICATIION F. RUDOLPH} & O. OSTLIN.

CAN 500v MAKW G MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.9,19H-

Patented May 22, 1917.

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F. RUDOLPH] 6; 0. USTLIN.

CAN BODY MAKING MACHINE.

ATPLICATION HLED JAN. 9, 191:.

Patented May 22, 1917.

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Wdmafiaai BEST AVAILABLE cop new]: RUDOLPHI, ornnw YQRK, n. 2., AND oLAr osrnm, or AYwoon, rumors;

ASSIGINORS TO Anemone: clan CQHPANY. or NnwYonK, N. Y., ndon'ronnrron or NEW JERSEY.

4 To all whomizma concern:

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Specification of Iletters Patent.

Patented May 9.1.91}. Serial no. 601,542.

- Be it known that'we, FnAN'K af part of this specification, Figure l is a side 7 citizen of theUnitedStates, residingzin New.

York,1in the county of New York and-State :ofNew York, and (has Os'rrlrma eitize "of 1 the United, States, residing 'at'Maywodd; in

the county of Cook and State ofiIllinois,

have invented anew and. useful Improve- 10.. which the following is a specification." M a r 1 Our invention relates to improvements-in,

can bbdy making machines. 1 Y

The'ob'ect of our invention is to simple, eificient and durable construction by flanged can bodies may be rapidly and eco nomically -produced. s invention consists in the novel con- ?noif combinations ofparts and devices herein" shown and described? and more particularly specified in the claims. v

The: machine embodying our invention v 'neok1ng-in'dies, a plurality-of opening and closing-or radially reciprocating beading ment in Can-BodyMaking; Machines, of;

Fig.1! is an elevation partly in vertical see- I an automatic can body making machineof a gmeans ,of which necked-in, beaded "and partly in vertical section. Fig. 9 is a detail vertical sectional view through the Hanging die, and showing al'so the supp'lort for the op- Lmction of parts and devices and in the comprises in cooperative combination, a'body, former .horn furnished wlth an extension for heading and flanging machine embodymg ourinvention, only that portion of the body forming mechanism being shownto which our improvement relates. Fig. 2 is a horilfnfthe-accompanying drawing ,forrmnga elevation of .a canbody making, necking in,

zontalsection online 22 of Fig-1. Fig. 3

is an enlarged, detail, partial end elevation.

"*tion' on line -4.-4 of Fig.1. Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged detail sections on. lines 5--5 and 6 6 respectively of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a detail 7-? of-Fig. 8; Fig. 8 is an end view ofithe horn extension, partially-broken away and ich resists the the frame of sectional view of the horn extension online A the machine of any suitable form, adapted'to give support or mounting to the'other'parts'.

or hook forming devices (not shown) of the 2 is the body former horn of the can-body making mechanism, 3 thefolding or forming wings byvvhich the blank'is Wrapped around the h'orn,4 the bumper and 5 the conveyor or reciprocating slide by which the body blanks are fed or advanced firstto the edge folding "body former horn-2 and folding wings 3, and

by, which the formed can-bodiesare further" fed or advanced along the extension 6 of the,

to, the. necking-in .and p body former horn I beading devices.

The reciprocating conv'eyeror feed slide 5 is provided with a plurality of feed fingers 40 di u t d on th d f th 1 t orpawls 7 for advancing the body blanks sion, a reciprocating conveyor for feeding the body blanks to the body former horn and siiiin; anintermittently moving ean body car-- rier having a plurality of pockets to receive jthei necked-in and beaded-can bodies as they 50 are delivered from the bodylformer horn and its;v extension, a reciprocating fianging die and a codperati-ng support fortheopposite.v

end of the can body for automatically fiang in theJcan'bodies-as' the are resented. y g y p lever having mountedthereoneatfilts 55 thereto n y onebiznaid carrier,

and can bodies by engagement with the rear ed e's thereof.

he bumper 4 is reciprocated as required by a crank 8 on an operating shaft?) of the machine," and the conveyer or feed slide 5 f is reciprocated asr'equired from an operatso I ing shaft 49 of the machine through a. suit:* I able crank or device 11 and connecting: rod

12. lhe folding or forming wings 3 'are op-.

erated or opened and closed asrequired from a shaft 13 of the machine through a suitable crank arm -'14 and, connect ng rods 15. p

1 The shaft 13.15 oscillated tymasia a be desired.

BEST AVAlLABLE ooP outer end a roller 132 engaging a cam or race 133 on the barrel cam 131i secured to the cross shaft 49.

All of the above mentioned parts are or may be of any suitable kind or construction now commonly in use and familiar and well known to those skilled in the rt, and consequently need no further description.

The horn extension 6 may be integral with or in a separate piece from and secured to the end of the body former horn 2 as may made long enough to give the necessary room or space between the can body forming mechanism and the necking in and beading mechanism. I

The body former horn extension 6 is provided at its outer end with an internal neck ing-in die 16 of slightly smaller diameter than the can body, the difference in diameter representing the extent to which the end of the can body is to be necked in by the cooperating external necking-in dies or jaws 17, which are preferably four in number and reciprocate radially in and out to cfiect'the necking-in operation.

The horn extension at its outer end with a plurality of movable or radially expansible beading dies 18, preferably four innumber, and adapted to be expanded by a central wedge 19. the beading dies 18 being contracted by springs 20 seated in suitable pockets 21 in part formed in the end of the horn extension 6 and in part formed in the beading dies 18. -The wedge 19 is a four faced one, the faces of the wedge corresponding to the number of the heading dies 18. and it is provided with a guide stem 22 against the inner end of which a spring 23 in the horn extension 6 bears to restore the wedge to its normal or outermost position. The expansible beadingjdies, 18 are mounted between the outer end of the horn and the internal neckin in die 16.

The radially reciprocating necking-in dies 17 are mounted to slide in suitable guides 2 on the stationary frame member 25, and the same are simultaneously opened "and closed or radially reciprocated to effect the necking-in operation by means of bent levers 26, having arms 27 which are connected by links 28 with thenecking-in jaws or dies 17, the outer arms of the bent levers 26 being connected together by links 29, so that all the dies 17 are operated simultaneously. ()ne of the bent levers 26 is furnished with a further arm 30,'which is connected by an adjustable link 31 with the operating lever 82 on the rock shaft 13.

The wedge '19 which operates the internal beading dies 18 is operated as required to expand the heading dies by means of a cam 34 on a lever 35 which is connected by a link 36 with the necking-in die operating leyer 32. The lever 35 is oscillated sufii- Th'is extension cf the horn is 6 is further provided "the necked-in can body is discharged from the horn extensidn by the can body conveyer or feed slide 5. it is delivered to an intermittently moving can body carrier 33 having a plurality of semi-circular can body receiving pockets 5" r by an interinediate can body delivery device itav preferzibly a rhnte down which the can bodies, may roll.

The can body carrier 11:. rotates about an axis parallel to that of the body former horn and the axes of the can bod .1 .eiv ing pockets32 arr also arranged parallel to the body former horn so that the can bodies as they are delivered from the horn may roll directly into the pockets of the rarrier one by one. The can body carrier 33 is preferably intermittenttv rotated as'roquired in proper time with the bumper 4. folders. or body forming wings 3, external necking-in dies 17 and internal beading diet: 18 by means of a ratchet 37 on the shaft 35 of the carrier and a pawl 39 and pawl lever 1 which is connected b a link 41 with an arm 11 on the necking-in die operating lever 32,

a The intermittently moving can body carrier 33 serves-to move the necked-in can body into registry with a Hanging die 12 and its o 'wposing support 43.

The fianging die 42- and its support 43 are mounted with their common axis parallel to the carrier shaft 38 and are adapted to be reciprocated to and from each other to engage the opposite ends of the can body supported in a pocket of the carrier 33 when the carrier 33 comes to rest after each intermittent movement. The Hanging die and support 43 are both preferably reciprocated as required by means of bent levers -11 connected by a rod 141, said lever 44 being connected by links 45 with the slides or stems 46 of the flanging die 42 and support 43. One of the levers 44 is connected by an adjustable link47 with an eccentric 48 on the shaft 49.

The flanging die 42 is furnished with d an annular stop shoulder or flange 50, prefcrably in a separate p1e'ce from the die 42 neckedliii and bead'ed stator the can body.

The iflanging die-42 hasfafbeveledor cone face 54 for guiding the die into 'the'end of can'body andthe suppqa 'i'a has a similar cone orflguide face 55 for a like purpose. f"

shaft 4:9,is preferably driven from 'thefshaft Q'througha connecting shaft56,

corresponding.bevel gears on the shafts 49 "and9.

i '1, In "a 'can body-machine, the combina having bevel gears 58, ,59, meshing with y l tion with can body ,former horn having an extension, of a-conveyer for movingcthe Lrality of opening and, closing [external can bodies along said extension and a .plu-

neck-ing in dies movable in a plane perpend i'c1il"ar to the axis of the horn extension, @Qsnbstantiallyas specified.

2,1 Inacan body machine, the combination Witha can body former horn having a stationary" extension, of a conveyor. for movingjthe can bodies along said extension and a plurality of external necking-in dies,

means for positively opening and closing the same'and a cooperating'internal necking-in die }on the end of said horn extension, substantially as specified.-

. 3.111 a can body machine, the combination-"With a can body former horn having an extension, of a conveyor for moving-the canlbodies along'said extension, a plurality of opening and closing external necking-in dies, a cotiperating internal necking-in die on the end of said horn extension, and a plurality of expanding beading dies mounted on the end of said horn extension, substantially as specified.

' 4. In a can body machine, the. combination with a can body former horn having an extension, of a conveyor for moving the can bodies along said extension, a plurality combination with a body former horn having an extension, of an internal neoking-in of opening and closing external necking-1n dies and a plurality of movable beading dies, substantially as specified.

5. Ina can body making machine, the combination with a body former horn haying a stationary extension, of an internal necking-in die on the end of said horn' extension and a plurality of opening and closing necking-in dies or aws, substantially as specified.

6. In a can body making machine, the

I combination with a body former horn having an extension, of an internal necking-in die on the end of said horn, extension, a plurality of opening and closing necking-in dies or jaws and beading devices,'substantially as specified.

7. In a can body making machine, the

die on the end of said horn extension, a plurality of opening and closing necking-in "specified:

dies or jaws movable man relatively to 5 'the internal necl cin'g-in die, a oarrierhav": 1

ing can body receiying pockets and a devicew. for "delivering the caii bodies from saldahorn extension to saiil carrier,-- substantially In a y. hating." manta-as a combination with abody former hjorn haw .ing alstationaryextension, of a pluralityweof" beading dies' mounted on said extension-:

[adapted to form anoutwardly extending cir 7 cular bead on the can body, substantiallyasr: PQCifi edQ I M hbri'zontally disposed can body supporting horn along which the cans may be conveyed,

.pt' -plurality of opening and closingexternal necking in dies, substantially as speci- 10. The combination with a horizontally 35 disposed can body supporting horn along which the cans may be conveyed, of a plurality of opening and closing necking-in dies movable in a single plane, and a stationary internal necking-in die on said horn, substantially as specified.

11. The combination with a horizontally disposed can body supporting horn, of a plu I rality of opening and closing necking-in dies,.an internal necking-in die on said horn combination, a horn having an extension,

can body necking-in mechanism and can body beading devices, the necking-in mechanism and the beadin devices being so arranged that the necking-in and beading of the cans are performed while the can body is on the horn extension. I

14. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a horn having an extension can. body necking-in mechanism and can body beading mechanism, the necking-in and beading mechanisms being so arranged that the can bodies are necked inand .beaded while on the'ho rn extension.

15. The combination withcan' body-forming mechanism comprising a horn, of necking in mechanism comprising anexten sion I of said horn formed with a reduced necking 1 mandrel for shaping the interior of the hook, and exterior jaws adapted to close in upon the body and sha '1ts neck against said mandrel.

ld-Mechanisin for shaping can bodies comprising a mandrel, means for feeding I136 body against said jaws, and an expander within said dies having inclined faces engaging them and movable to expand said dies.

17 Mechanism for shaping can bodies comprising external jaws movable inwardly to embrace thecan body, a mandrel having segmental dies in the same plane as said jaws, means for subsequently m'ovin said segmental dies outwardly to squeeze t e can body against said jaws, and means for feeding successive can bodies along said mandrel.

18. Mechanism for shaping can bodies comprising external jaws movable inwardly *,,sa1d mandrel having segmental and means to embrace the can body, said jaws formed with coinciding beadin grooves, a mandrel having segmental dies, in the same plane as said 'j aws, saiddies having external beading ribs coinciding with said grooves in the jaws, means for moving said dies outwardly subsequent'tq the inwardmovement of the jaws to squeez'dtlie' can body against said jaws, for feeding successive can bodies along saidmand'rel.

FRANK RUDOLPHL VVit nessesf;

LEONARD Mlcnasn, RUE BRECKENRIDGE.

OLAF OSTLIN. Witnesses:

EDMUND ADcocK,

PEARL Animals. 

